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Pastor Beaten in Pakistan

Police barged into the United Christian Church in Lahore, Pakistan last Sunday, and brutally attacked the lead pastor in response to a complaint about alleged noise levels from the church’s sound system.

CHR Comment: The article describes the complaint to police as falsely based and as an excuse for the police officer to disrupt the church service. The congregation reported the incident and local officials have promised action against the persecutors.

Persecution of Christians is increasing in Pakistan. According to the last portion of the article, Open Doors reported last year that Pakistan was ranked eighth most severe among those nations where persecution of Christians occurs.

2015 Summary: Church History in Real Time

On December 23, I posted about the major global stories in church life from 2015 so that readers could get the big picture alongside the running account of church history related news. I have added that article to the menu above as "2015 Global Events in Church History" so my readers can easily reference it.
Edward A. Engelbrecht, Site Administrator